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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2018

Cryptococcal Meningitis in a HIV-Negative Patient.

Cátia Barreiros, Lúcia Meireles-Brandão, Duarte Silva, Carmélia Rodrigues, Diana Guerra

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cátia BarreirosInternal Medicine Department, Serviço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE, Portugal.
Lúcia Meireles-BrandãoInternal Medicine Department, Serviço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE, Portugal.
Duarte SilvaInternal Medicine Department, Serviço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE, Portugal.
Carmélia RodriguesInternal Medicine Department, Serviço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE, Portugal.
Diana GuerraInternal Medicine Department, Serviço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPE, Portugal.
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a risk factor for the development of cryptococcal infection due to dysfunction at T-cell level. Its rarity may, however, delay diagnosis and treatment. We describe the case of a 60-year-old man, diagnosed with sarcoidosis since 1999. He had never received systemic immunomodulatory therapy, such as corticosteroid therapy. In 2012, he was diagnosed with pulmonary cryptococcosis and treated with fluconazole. In April 2013, he presented with symptoms compatible with central nervous system (CNS) infection, namely, LEARNING POINTS: Although rare, in patients with sarcoidosis and central nervous system (CNS) symptomatology, it is important to verify the existence of cryptococcal meningitis.Antifungal treatment should be started as early as possible.Before the diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis, dissemination to the CNS should be outruled due to the need for more aggressive treatment.

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Cryptococcus neoformansHIV negativemeningitisSarcoidosis

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PMID30756009
PMCPMC6346933
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